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Neighbourhood Networks: Learning from the first three months

by Louise Kavanagh | Feb 10, 2026 | BD_Collective

BD Collective member Care City shares insights from the first three months of Neighbourhood Networks, capturing what’s helping, what’s challenging and what we’re learning about building neighbourhood-led change. Neighbourhood Networks is a growing hyperlocal...

Highlights from your feedback on our membership offer

by Amelie Tan | Feb 3, 2026 | BD_Collective

Hope everyone has had a good start to your year! We would like to thank everyone who reviewed our membership draft and offered your feedback. Below are some highlights on key the responses we have received, all of which will be put into consideration as we finalise...

Shaping neighbourhood health together – an invitation to the VCFSE sector

by Amelie Tan | Dec 19, 2025 | BD_Collective

We’re writing to invite VCFSE organisations in Barking & Dagenham to play a central role in shaping the future of neighbourhood health. A major national programme is underway, and it recognises something the VCFSE sector has always known: strong communities,...

A Reflection on Still Here, a VCFSE-only event

by Amelie Tan | Dec 11, 2025 | BD_Collective

On Wednesday, 10 December 2025, BD Collective supported an event named STILL HERE. This was an evening set aside for VCFSE colleagues to come together for an honest, unstructured conversation about resilience amongst peers. We explored ways to create a community of...

Unlearning the Hierarchy – Why Systems Change Is So Much Harder Than It Sounds

by Jenny Fribbins | Dec 10, 2025 | BD_Collective

I want to be someone who helps to change the broken system that we’re working in. I’ve read, taken courses, watched the TED talks, and sat in all the meetings and webinars about system change, all about how we need to move from bureaucratic to human systems, all about...

Tell us what you think about BD Collective’s Membership Offer

by Amelie Tan | Nov 24, 2025 | BD_Collective

We are excited to share that our proposed membership offer is ready for your feedback. A draft membership pack was developed by the Working Group and in consultation with Network leads. It includes everything we think you need to know about membership of the Society...